Never say Never Found Guilty

Two teenagers who blighted a Finchampstead estate with graffiti and bragged about it online have been convicted of criminal damage.

The 16-year-old and 15-year-old, who cannot be named for legal reasons, are among a group of youngsters who daubed ‘NFG’ – standing for ‘Never Found Guilty – on buildings and fences throughout the Gorse Ride estate and beyond.

They were convicted at Maidenhead Youth Court last month.

One of the youths has to undertake 16 hours of community service, including two hours directly.

The other had to undergo 12 hours of community service directly with the community.

Neither had to pay costs in view of family financial circumstances and their limited means.

Another 16-year-old, two 17-year-olds and a 15-year-old, who we also cannot name, have received cautions for public order offences in relation to the spate of ‘tagging’ – slang for daubing graffiti.

Police had been investigating the increase in graffiti in Gorse Ride for several weeks earlier this year when The Wokingham Times uncovered a website purporting to be run by the ‘NFG’ gang bragging about the graffiti.